Sentences with phrase «unnecessary episiotomy»

Misdiagnosing fetal station resulting in an unnecessary episiotomy.

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A hospital birth with epidural, episiotomy and even an unnecessary vacuum extraction, a Cesarean section and a natural, unmedicated water birth.

I really can not fathom how anyone can say with a straight face that not having a c - section or the dreaded episiotomy but ending up with a dead or disabled baby is a more positive outcome than ending up with all the cascade of unnecessary (says who?

Truly unnecessary interventions, done out of ignorance, stupidity or cruelty are another matter, and are rare, based on old science that has long since been abandoned (routine episiotomy comes to mind), and I would join you in arms to prevent these.

Their particular concern is the «trends towards excessive, unnecessary, or inappropriate use of obstetric interventions» (p. 2178), including unnecessary ultrasound examinations, routine electronic fetal monitoring, routine episiotomy, high rates of labour induction and augmentation, and non-medically indicated CS.

More and more women are deciding that they want to take back control of their bodies during the labor process and do not want to be subjected to unnecessary procedures (i.e., episiotomy, enemas, breaking of water, etc.) Far too often doctors are performing these and other procedures and giving women pitocin to speed up the labor process to suit the doctor's own schedule, not the mother's or baby's schedule.

Episiotomy should not be done routinely; it is largely unnecessary and carries risks to the mother, such as pain, infection and blood loss.

I came to learn that other common hospital interventions like forceps use and episiotomy were surprisingly uncommon and seen as unnecessary in home and birth center births.

✓ Because they do not want an induction, an episiotomy, or other harmful, costly, and often unnecessary interventions.